Ash Grove School
Ash Grove School is an academy alternative provision sponsor led in Bury for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 109 pupils. About 71 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was requires improvement, back in 2020.
Deal Street, Bury, BL9 7PZ0161 724 2900ashgroveschool.co.ukMr Dave Herbert headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 10 March 2020, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Requires improvement overall.
This inspection is more than 6 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Bury council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (83), Moderate learning difficulty (8), Autistic spectrum disorder (5), Specific learning difficulty (4), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (2), Multi-sensory impairment (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 109 | 111 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 71% | 63% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 5% | 5% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 32% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 47% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Ward Community Primary School | Academy | 190 m | 474 | Report card 2026 | 55 | Compare |
| Hazel Wood High School | Academy | 300 m | 671 | Good 2023 | 33 | Compare |
| St Thomas Church of England Primary School | Academy | 430 m | 459 | Good 2024 | 66 | Compare |
| Hoyle Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 600 m | 87 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Paul's Church of England Primary School | Academy | 640 m | 184 | Requires improvement 2023 | 3 | Compare |
| Cambian Chesham House School | Independent | 690 m | 16 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Academy | 920 m | 342 | Good 2022 | 48 | Compare |
| St. Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | – | No overall grade 2024 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Ash Grove School a good school?
Ash Grove School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it requires improvement at its last inspection in March 2020.
What is Ash Grove School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ash Grove School requires improvement at its last full inspection on 10 March 2020. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How many pupils does Ash Grove School have?
109 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Deal Street, Bury, BL9 7PZ
- Telephone
- 0161 724 2900
- Website
- www.ashgroveschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Dave Herbert
- Type of school
- Academy alternative provision sponsor led (Academy alternative provision sponsor led, academies)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Oak Learning Partnership (9 schools)
- Local authority
- Bury
- Ward
- Bury East
- Constituency
- Bury North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 2025 (new provision)
- URN
- 151541 · LAESTAB 3511104 · UKPRN 10097231
- Formerly
- Bury Secondary PRU Spring Lane School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.